HR2481-119

Passed House

To require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 31, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 12, 2025

Additional sponsors: Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Ciscomani, Ms. Lee …

Jun 12, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Jun 12, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Mar 31, 2025

Mr. Valadao (for himself, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Goldman of Texas, …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Requires online dating services to notify members when someone they communicated with has been banned for fraud. Notifications must include the banned user's identity, fraud warning, and best practices.

Who Benefits and How

Dating app users gain protection from romance scams. Potential victims warned about fraudulent contacts.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Dating platforms must track banned users and send notifications. Must provide fraud prevention information.

Key Provisions

  • Notification when member receives message from fraud-banned user
  • Must include banned username and last communication time
  • Warning that banned member may use false identity or attempt fraud
  • Must include best practices for avoiding online fraud
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 9, 2026 15:16

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Requires dating apps to notify users about fraud-banned members

Policy Domains

Consumer Protection Online Safety Fraud Prevention

Legislative Strategy

"Protect dating app users from romance scams"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Consumer Protection Online Safety

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